Mega Man

Smash Attacks

SIDE SMASH

Mega Man charges up his blaster and fires it horizontally. When this is charged, it increases distance, size, and damage output.

DOWN SMASH

Mega Man blasts pillars of flames up on either side of him, knocking opponents up into the air.

UP SMASH

Mega Man raises both hands and electrocutes opponents above him, knocking them away vertically.

Basic Attacks

Standing Attack

Mega Man can fire his blaster up to three times before putting his blaster down.

Forward Tilt

While advancing forward, Mega Man can fire his blaster. Again, you can fire up to three shots before putting his blaster down.

Up Tilt

A jumping spinning uppercut attack that has some invincibility.

Down Tilt

Performs a slide attack that has good range, knocking opponents away horizontally. Mega Man’s feet have some invincibility.

Dash Attack

While moving forward, Mega Man spins like a top, hitting multiple times.

Edge Attack

Mega Man pulls himself up and then does a small slide attack similar to his Down Tilt to strike the opponent.

Air Attacks

Neutral Air Attack

Mega Man fires his blaster in the air. He can fire up to three times before putting his blaster down.

Up Air Attack

Launches a mini-tornado upward. If it hits an opponent, it carries that opponent upward.

Down Air Attack

Mega Man shoots a hand as a missile downward. This move has a meteor effect.

Forward Air Attack

Mega Man swings a Flame Sword forward in front of him.

Back Air Attack

Mega Man uses the Slash Claw to attack behind him. This can hit multiple times.

Special Attacks

Metal Blade (Neutral Special)

Pull out Metal Man’s spinning saw. You can choose the direction you want to throw it by inputting a direction after hitting the button—even behind you! If you throw it at the ground, anyone can pick it up. This projectile can pass through opponents and continue hitting other opponents.

Crash Bomber (Side Special)

Use Crash Man’s weapon and fire a bomb that sticks to walls, floors, and opponents. Opponents can transfer the bomb by running into one another.

Rush Coil (Up Special)

Your trusty dog, Rush, shows up to boost you up into the air. Opponents can use him as well, though!

Leaf Shield (Down Special)

Summon Wood Man’s rotating shield. It damages opponents who come into contact with it. Pressing the button again allows you to throw it at your opponents.

Final Smash

Mega Legends

Mega Man shoots out the Black Hole Bomb across the stage. On impact or after a second, the bomb explodes, creating a black hole that sucks opponents in. Anyone sucked in meets the five Mega Legends as they all charge up and fire energy beams from their blasters! The combo does about 40% damage to whoever is hit first, 39% to anyone else, and knocks everyone up and away. For range, the Black Hole Bomb travels just over half of Final Destination before it explodes, and it can suck in opponents from the opposite end of Final Destination.

Strategy

Mega Man is a gunner-based character, as he relies more on his weaponry than on hand-to-hand combat. He has slightly above-average weight and average mobility. His Standard Attack, Side Tilt, and Neutral Air all fire his blaster to harass opponents. The blaster shots don’t travel very far, but every bit of damage helps! Also note his Side Smash is actually a projectile. The longer you charge it up, the larger the projectile becomes, the farther it travels, and the more damage it deals.

With Metal Blade, you have two opportunities to throw it. First, you can throw it immediately in any of eight directions: up, down, forward, backward, and all four diagonals. If you throw it at the ground or a wall, you can pick it up. Once picked up, it functions as an item and can only be thrown forward, backward, up, or down. Crash Bomber travels very far and deals decent damage to opponents caught in its blast. Use this from a distance and fire it into groups of opponents. Because opponents can pass it off on one another, use this to predict their movements. The explosion can hurt Mega Man and can transfer to Mega Man as well, so use this from a distance! Leaf Shield doesn’t stay up for very long, but while it does, it can block projectiles. Grabbing an opponent while you have the Leaf Shield allows you to combo, including the damage of the leaves. You can still use your dodges and shield while you have the Leaf Shield up. Rush Coil is never an attack, so it’s mainly used as a recovery tool. Note that other opponents can also use Rush!

In the air, Mega Man’s main option for KOs is his Back Air for horizontal KOs, Down Air for meteor smashes, and Up Air to push opponents out of the ceiling. On the ground, his best options are charged-up Forward Smash and Up Smash. Use his projectiles and ranged attacks to build up damage before going for these options. When fighting up-close, Up Tilt is useful because of its invincibility, and Down Tilt is useful because of its range. Down Tilt is slow, though, so use it sparingly. When you knock away an opponent, take this opportunity to bring up your Leaf Shield or charge up your Side Smash. Take advantage of Side Smash’s range as much as you can. For edge-guarding, Side Smash, Forward Air, Metal Blade, Crash Bomber, Leaf Shield, and all of Mega Man’s blaster attacks are useful. Keep opponents out with these and try to catch them coming in with a Down Air meteor smash.

Recovery

Mega Man has average vertical recovery but poor horizontal recovery. His Rush Coil boosts him very high into the air, and if you use it a second time in a row, it sends you even higher, though you aren’t able to do this from the air. Horizontally, though, you can’t aim very far left or right when using Rush Coil. Additionally, use Mega Man’s Down Air to slow your descent while simultaneously attacking below you. Though it doesn’t help Mega Man’s horizontal recovery much, don’t forget you have access to a wall jump!